Yet another chess problem database

Dowd, Steven B.

Problemesis, 2005



#2

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Solution: 1...Kxc4[a] 2.Ne3#[A] 1...Bf1[b]/Bxd1[b]/Bd3[b] 2.Nb6#[B] 1...Ne6[c] 2.Nb6#[B]/Ne3#[A] 1...Ke4/Bxc4 2.Nc3# 1.Bxf5? (2.Nb6#[B]/Ne3#[A]) 1...Kxc4[a] 2.Ne3#[A] 1...Bxd1[b]/Nxc2 2.Nb6#[B] 1...Bxc4 2.Ne3#[A]/Nc3# but 1...Nxf5! 4 tries skipped

1.Nb6+[B]?? 1...Ke4 2.Nc3# but 1...Ke6! 1.Ne3+[A]?? 1...Ke4 2.Bxf5# but 1...Ke6! 1.Rxd4+?? 1...Ke6 2.Qxd6# but 1...Kxd4! 1.Qxd6+?? 1...Kxc4[a] 2.Nb6#[B]/Ne3#[A]/Nb2# 1...Ke4 2.Nc3#/Rxd4#/Qxd4# but 1...Kxd6!

1.Qh7[C]! zz 1...Kxc4[a]/Rf4[c]/Ne6[c] 2.Ne3#[A] 1...Re5[d]/Bf1[b]/Bxd1[b]/Bd3[b] 2.Nb6#[B] 1...Ke4 2.Qxf5# 1...Ke6/Nxc2/Nc6/Nb3/Nxb5 2.Qf7# 1...Bxc4 2.Nc3#

Keywords:

Black correction
Transferred mates
Rudenko

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References:

Eduardo Sadier Twomovers Collection (pgn)

[Event "?"]
[Site "Problemesis, 2005"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "DOWD Steven B."]
[Black "  #2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/3N4/3p1p2/BP1k1rp1/P1Rn2B1/5p2/2P1bP1Q/3NR3 w - - 0 1"]

1. Qh7 1-0

Eduardo Sadier Twomovers Collection (pgn)

[Event "?"]
[Site "Illustrated London News"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TAYLOR Jesse Paul"]
[Black "  #2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/3N4/3p1p2/BP1k1rp1/P1Rn2B1/5p2/2P1bP1Q/3NR3 w - - 0 1"]

1. Qh7 1-0

Leo Mano Forsyth Collection (forsyth)

[Event "#2"]
[White "TAYLOR, J. Paul"]
[Site "Illustrated London News 1879"]
[ECO "tay2-31"]

6K1/3N4/3p1p2/BP1k1rp1/P1Rn2B1/5p2/2P1bP1Q/3NR3

The Meson by Brian Stephenson (weblink)

http://www.bstephen.me.uk/cgi-bin/meson_display.pl?pid=44843

Problem 5972

Dowd, Steven B.